A statement from the Checker Bar's Facebook page thanked the Detroit Fire Department for their swift response.

DETROIT – The Checker Bar in downtown Detroit temporarily closed after a fire broke out overnight. According to the owner, Timothy Tharp, it’s the result of a utility fire that backed electrically into the building, causing a fire on the electrical panel in the basement.

Checker Bar in downtown Detroit's Cadillac Square area suffered damage from an early morning fire on Tuesday. A post on the Checker Bar Facebook page said the fire started in the basement's electrical room and "due to what appears to have been an explosion originating outside of the building."

A fire tore through the basement and first floor of the Checker Bar in downtown Detroit early this morning, fire officials say. The damage “unfortunately sounds fairly significant,” Corey McIsaac, a spokesperson for the Detroit Fire Department, tells Metro Times. No injuries were reported.

A fire at a beloved bar in downtown Detroit is putting a damper on what was going to be a big weekend for business.